Word watch

Article Abstract:

Five terms that are new or have new meanings are defined: crind, guerrilla librarianship, medical mall, spange and sylvanshine. Crind refers to an automatic credit-card reader, while spange refers to the act of panhandling for spare change.

Terms and phrases, Current events

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Watch word

Article Abstract:

Definitions are provided for five new terms: broadbanding, cultural transvestitism, medical foods, stork parking, and sucker bomb. The background of each term is also described.

Popular culture, Words, New, New words

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The sword is mightier than the word

Article Abstract:

An interview with historian and writer Michael Ignatieff is presented. His views on the ethical dilemmas posed by modern warfare techniques are explored.

Historians, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ignatieff, Michael

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